In 2025, college administrators and politicians tried to stop college sports from continuing its path to becoming professional sports and failed. , Major League Baseball and its players edged closer to a 2026 lockout or strike in their labor pronouncements. The National Football League continued its TV supremacy and topped off the year with the state of Kansas sending more than a billion dollars in subsidies to get Clark Hunt to move from Missouri-based football business, the Kansas City Chiefs franchise to Kansas in 2031. The National Hockey League entertained expansion but ultimately tabled the issue. The National Basketball Association owners decided to go into a business relationship with FIBA and start a European League with a 2027 target to tip off. Women's sports continued to insert itself into the mainstream. of American and Canadian sports society.The root of sports success remains in getting public money, revenue from cable TV or streaming services and marketing partners. This book covers the entire spectrum of the politics and business decisions that go into sports.